answer to Your question
We believe God is to be God.
even if we poor Lutheran's can not comprehend his truth's.
we believe both statements are true.
God died that good friday. and yet God rules .

the lutheran faith is different than the reformed faith .

In matter's that go beyound our human understanding we are taught to hold our reason captive to God's word.
Roman's 11:33-36
2 corinthians 10:8
1 corinthians 1:19

Chief of sinner's though I be, Jesus still died for me.